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Bushcraft instruction having Been. ‘completed meant that™ “sunday! s task was to navigate ourselves: out.. We were divided into’ “groups
‘ April 23 - 25 Pine tree pulling ©
qw of four including «“ir-experienced club member and given grid references to guide us, From Smiths Creek flats-we tramped back along the track to the: spur we had decided to climb. The first two -yhours..were ‘reasonably painless. Once we reached the change of vegetation near “he top, the going got extremely tough. We forced ovr way through mean scrub. Bruised and scratched, we finally reached the track to Dobsons Hut. Lunch revived us somewhat for the trip back to Kaitoke, The track was partly overgrown with gorse but by this stage we had. hecome oblivious to pain... We got momentarily iost and not knowing . the area we missed,the Puffer Track, taking instead, the newer and longer route. We were not amused. Where else would ‘you get so much suffering for $8 ~ a genuine bargain: